4 We have to pay to drink our own water.We have to pay to chop our own wood.
5 ⌊Our enemies⌋ are breathing down our necks.We are worn out ⌊and⌋ not permitted to rest.
6 We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.
7 Our ancestors sinned.Now they are gone,⌊but⌋ we have to take the punishment for their wickedness.
8 Slaves rule us.There is no one to rescue us from them.
9 To get our food, we have to risk our livesin the heat of the desert.
10 Our skin is as hot as an oven from the burning heat of starvation.